Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-28
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE.
The Funeral Yesterday OF Miss Carri
A. Phelps at st. Paufs Church.

The Funeral Yesterday OF Miss Carrie
A. Phelps at Sc. Paurs Church.
At st. Paul's church yesterday afternoon
at the funeral of of the late Miss Carrie Ade-
laide Phslps, the singer, very impressive
scene was presented. The church was filed
to overlooking in every part, both in the
gallery and on the main floor, and many un
able to find seats were standing in the space
way inside the doors. Rev. Messrs. Lines,
Nichols and Camp conducted the services.
On the casket were lovely floral designs.
The Christmas trimmings of evergreen
which remained seemed suggestive in their
symbolic character Of the future unfading
life beyond, and were the same which adorn-
ed the scene at the church when she who
was sleeping under the stately evergreen arch
at the chancel sang for the last time in pub
lie, her sweet voice filing the church with
it's melody. Touchingly appropriate
also were the tributes on the
choir gallery face, consisting of the
words ''Life Forevermore." in white
and pink flowers, above which rested floral
harp of callas and roses with strings broken
The full choir sang the opening chant and
the three remaining members of the quar-
tette, Miss Russell and Messrs. Brown and
Bushnell, sang the 257th hymn:
"Whate'er my God orders is right,
His will is ever just,
Being HYMN sung when the deceased last
sang at the church in the Christmas music.
Miss Russell's voice seemed never finer and
touched all hearts by its clear tones and ex-
quisite shading of the passages, and as the
hymn was sung by the trio many in the
church were visibly affected by emotion The
services over the casket was borne out by
Messrs. L. E. Jerome, S. S. Thompson.
Thomas q. Shepard, N. q. Osborn, Charles
Bonney and Frank Osborn-Rev. Messrs.
Lies, Camp, Nichols and Rev. DR.. Todd
preceding, while following it were many of
the well known musicians and singers of the
city, both ladies and gentlemen, after whom
came the mourners. As the
large audience slowly dispersed many
were the words of sincere and feeling
sorrow BETTING the sad occasion. The
singers and musicians met before the ser
vices in the vestry room of the church. At
the services at the late residence of the de-
ceased, No. ,187 Chapel street, Rev DR..
Todd offered prayer. The remains wore
natural and life-like expression and lay in
the front parlor buried in a wealth of rare
flowers and plants, and were viewed by many
people who afterwards attended tbs service
at the church. The arrangements were un-
der the care of Postmaster English, who also
assisted as an usher at the church. At the
head of the casket was beautiful floral harp
with four strings formed of immortelles, one
of which was broken. IN the casKeI lay
wreaths and smaller designs from private
friends and at the foot was a floral Tyre, con
tributed by the friends of the deceased at the
synagogue.
The choir Of st. Paul's will wear badge
of mourning for Miss Phelps for thirty days.
The drapery and floral tributes will remain
in their places until next Sunday, and in the
sermon on Sunday morning reference will
be made to the departed singer by the rector,
Mr.. Lines.
PHELPS BENEFIT CONCERT.
It has been arranged by the musical
friends of the late Carrie Adelaide Phelps
that there shall be benefit concert given in
her name for the mother whose only sup
port she was. She did so much for charity
by her singing that it has seemed to the pro-
jectors that it would be just as we'll as
kindly act, and there ia no doubt that the
public will lend its aid nobly. The commit
tee for the concert are Thomas q. Shepard,
H. Grant Tn. mpson and Norris g. Osborn.
They meet tomorrow, and the concert will
be given in about two weeks at Carll's Opera
House.